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The TSA will allow pre-screening at 60 more airports, expand it at 40 current airports

PreCheck participants can skip removing shoes, other items after verifying their identities

Expansion is part of TSA effort to change "one-size-fits-all approach" to security

More airports around the United States will soon allow passengers to go through security without removing their shoes, light jackets, and belts.

The Transportation Security Administration is expanding its expedited screening program called PreCheck to 60 new airports by the end of the year and is increasing the number of lanes for the program at the 40 airports that currently offer it.

PreCheck passengers also can leave laptops and small liquids in their carry-on luggage.

Right now only very frequent fliers invited by their airlines and passengers who are members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's trusted traveler programs can participate.

TSA says later this year it will launch an application process to allow passengers who want to join PreCheck to pay $85, verify their identity and provide fingerprints at an enrollment center.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – In 2012, a passenger traveling from Miami International Airport attempted to transport 163 marine tropical fish, 12 pond slider turtles, 22 invertebrates, 24 live coral pieces, 8 pieces of stony corals with mushroom polyps and 8 pieces of soft coral to Maracaibo, Venezuela. Transportation Security Administration officers discovered the animals, and the passenger surrendered the items to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Check out what other strange items travelers have attempted to get past airport security, according to the TSA's blog.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – TSA agents at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport discovered human skull fragments in a clay pot in checked luggage. The owners of the bag said they did not know there were skull fragments in the pots.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A box with "explosive" scrawled across it was checked at San Francisco International Airport; it contained an airbag.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A passenger at Dayton International Airport set off alarms when he tried to get a tobacco grinder shaped like a hand grenade through security. Officers also found a soda can with a false bottom that contained marijuana.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – An Atlanta traveler used a PVC pipe with end caps to protect a portable printer. TSA agents flagged the item because of its resemblance to a bomb.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A gun with no cylinder was found inside a cutout book at Honolulu International Airport.

20 odd items confiscated by TSA – An inert Claymore mine and grenade were discovered at San Jose International Airport in California.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A gag gift made to look like an explosive device was found at Florida's St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – Law enforcement officers evacuated Dallas-Fort Worth's baggage area and the terminals near a bazooka round found in checked luggage. The item was moved to a remote location, where it was deemed inert.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A carryon with a powder horn containing approximately 3 ounces of black powder was found at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – Two swords were found in a guitar case that a Salt Lake City passenger was attempting to carry on to a flight.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – Throwing stars shaped like the Batman symbol were found at San Diego International Airport.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A spear gun was confiscated at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport. The passenger claimed he thought spear guns were OK to bring on board, according to the TSA blog.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A traveler at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport attempted to get marijuana onto a flight in a jar of peanut butter.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – An inert grenade was found at San Antonio International Airport.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A hairbrush with a concealed dagger was discovered by TSA agents at Kahului Airport in Hawaii.

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20 odd items confiscated by TSA – A throwing star was found at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Odd items confiscated by the TSA – Two cannonballs were found in luggage at Hawaii's Kahului Airport.

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Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America currently participate in the program. JetBlue and Southwest will begin taking part when they are "operationally ready," according to the TSA.

PreCheck is part of a larger effort by TSA to move to security based more on risks that certain passengers may pose.

"As TSA continues to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to transportation security, we are looking for more opportunities to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way possible," TSA Administrator John Pistole said in the news release announcing the expansion.